Jharkhand cabinet approves 275 Anganwadi centres under PM-JANMAN, raises DA to 55%
The Jharkhand cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren on 8 May 2025 approved 275 Anganwadi centres in PVTG areas under PM-JANMAN, seven new One Stop Centres and a rise in dearness allowance to 55%.
Summary
The Jharkhand cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, met on 8 May 2025. It approved building 275 Anganwadi centres in Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) areas under PM-JANMAN and seven new One Stop Centres for women affected by violence. Dearness allowance for state employees and pensioners was raised to 55%. It also created 103 posts for the proposed Regional Eye Institute at RIMS, Ranchi, and 168 academic posts in government medical colleges.
Key facts
- Date
- 8 May 2025
- Chaired by
- CM Hemant Soren
- Anganwadi centres
- 275 in PVTG areas under PM-JANMAN
- One Stop Centres
- 7 new
- Dearness allowance
- Raised to 55%
- Posts
- 103 for Regional Eye Institute, RIMS Ranchi; 168 in medical colleges
Practice MCQs 2 questions
How many Anganwadi centres in PVTG areas did the Jharkhand cabinet approve under PM-JANMAN on 8 May 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 275
The cabinet approved 275 Anganwadi centres; 103 and 168 were the posts created for the eye institute and medical colleges.
Consider the following decisions of the Jharkhand cabinet on 8 May 2025: 1. Dearness allowance for state employees was raised to 60%. 2. 103 posts were created for the proposed Regional Eye Institute at RIMS, Ranchi. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only 2 is correct. Dearness allowance was raised to 55%.